Synonyms:
dialectic, dialectical
Meaning: of or relating to or employing dialectic; "the dialectical method"
noun
meaning of the word
Synonyms:
dialectic
Meaning: any formal system of reasoning that arrives at the truth by the exchange of logical arguments
Synonyms:
dialectic
Meaning: a contradiction of ideas that serves as the determining factor in their interaction; "this situation created the inner dialectic of American history"
Usage examples
Hence there arises a natural dialectic, i.e., a disposition, to argue against these strict laws of duty and to question their validity, or at least their purity and strictness; and, if possible, to make them more accordant with our wishes and inclinations, that is to say, to corrupt them at their very source, and entirely to destroy their worth- a thing which even common practical reason cannot ultimately call good.